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Observed local pay is solid: the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the Raleigh-Cary healthcare practitioners and technical group at a mean $52.75 per hour in May 2025. Proxy pay is much more varied: the local posting sample centers on about $70k to $95k overall, while BetterComp places Raleigh nurse practitioners at a $128,000 median and a $111,000–$147,000 competitive range.

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Advertised pay

Across the 295 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,400 at the 25th percentile, $83,200 at the median and $89,720 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is still a real market for healthcare practitioners, but it is not an easy one right now. The metro's preliminary unemployment rate was 3.1% in June 2026, healthcare practitioners accounted for 6.3% of local employment in the latest occupational data, and the group's mean hourly wage was $52.75 in May 2025. The sharper signal is mixed: North Carolina healthcare-practitioner employment was up 2.3% year-over-year in July 2026, but active postings for the same occupation family were down 42.2%, which usually means demand still exists while employers advertise fewer openings and screen harder.

Best positioned: Licensed clinicians who can work on-site in large health-system settings, especially candidates who fit hospital or psychiatric nurse-practitioner demand, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the category's strong average pay applies evenly across roles; the local posting mix centers on about $70k to $95k overall, while specialty nurse-practitioner benchmarks sit much higher.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 708 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Duke PA: 104 open roles
2. Wakemed: 67 open roles
3. Duke Health: 55 open roles
4. UNC Health: 43 open roles
5. Frye Regional Medical Center: 24 open roles
6. MainStreet Family Care: 18 open roles
7. UNC Health: 14 open roles
8. ECAA - Anesthesia Specialists: 13 open roles
9. Amedisys, Inc.: 12 open roles
10. YAD Healthcare: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 227
• Durham: 192
• Clayton: 40
• Cary: 37
• Smithfield: 35
• Hickory: 25
• Apex: 14
• Garner: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 666 (95%), remote 19 (3%), hybrid 16 (2%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 1,500 postings across more than 300 companies, but the mix was still led by large clinical systems such as Duke PA, WakeMed, Duke Health, and UNC Health. The sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, and about 35% of postings came from enterprise employers, so the market is broad enough to support multiple entry points while still being shaped by large systems. The most practical access point is on-site patient-care work inside hospital and health-system environments. About 90% of postings were on-site, about 50% were entry level, and about 45% were mid level. The most requested capabilities were patient care, patient assessment, patient education, care planning, clinical documentation, and infection control, with BLS, CPR, and ACLS as the most common named certifications. If you already have nurse-practitioner credentials, the payoff is more concentrated. BetterComp's Raleigh guide shows hospital or acute care as the highest-paying listed NP setting at a $141,000 median, flags psychiatric and hospital NP roles as very high hiring difficulty, and BLS projects 38% national growth for nurse practitioners from 2024 to 2034. That is good news for specialized candidates and much less helpful for general applicants.

• Large health systems and acute care (high): The most visible local opportunity cluster sits with Duke PA, WakeMed, Duke Health, and UNC Health, and the nurse-practitioner pay clues are strongest in hospital or acute-care settings.
• General on-site patient-care roles (high): This is the broadest access lane because about 90% of postings are on-site and the mix heavily favors entry and mid-level hiring with common requirements around patient care, assessment, education, documentation, and infection control.
• Psychiatric and specialty APP roles (high): These roles appear harder for employers to fill and can offer stronger leverage, but only if your scope, setting, and specialty background already match.
• Remote or hybrid practitioner roles (limited): This lane is small because only about 5% of postings were hybrid and about 5% were remote in the local sample.

Where to focus: Start with on-site openings in Duke-, WakeMed-, and UNC-linked settings, then branch into specialty hospital or psychiatric tracks only if your credential set already matches the role.

Roles worth searching next

• Medical coding manager: It is a reasonable bridge for practitioners who know clinical terminology and documentation but want a less bedside-intensive path tied to physician office operations.
• Patient access/services specialist: It is a practical entry point for career switchers or clinicians stepping back from bedside care, and support hiring has been identified as strongest for this role.
• Remote patient monitoring / virtual check-in roles: Virtual care is creating new roles around tele-triage, remote patient monitoring, and virtual check-ins, which can offer more schedule flexibility than traditional bedside work.
• Healthcare AI or clinical informatics support: This is a growing neighboring path for clinicians who are strong in documentation, validation, privacy, and workflow redesign as health systems adopt AI-assisted tools.

What postings ask for

• BLS (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named certification in local postings, appearing in about 20% of the sample. Who: Anyone applying to direct patient-care roles, especially early-career candidates.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): It shows up repeatedly in local postings and helps clear the first screening pass for hands-on clinical roles. Who: Entry-level applicants, returners, and career changers moving into patient-facing settings.
• ACLS (differentiator | immediate): It is less common than BLS but still appears in local postings and lines up well with hospital and higher-acuity environments. Who: Mid-career clinicians and anyone targeting acute-care or inpatient settings.
• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): It is one of the most-requested hard skills in local postings and is easier to demonstrate concretely than a generic 'clinical experience' claim. Who: All practitioner candidates.
• Clinical documentation (differentiator | near-term): It is a common local requirement, and AI tools are increasingly being used to reduce documentation burden rather than eliminate the need for clinicians who can validate and finalize records. Who: Mid-career clinicians, APPs, physicians, and nurses returning to the market.
• Patient education and care planning (differentiator | immediate): Both skills show up frequently in local postings and signal that you can manage continuity of care, not just perform tasks. Who: Candidates targeting ambulatory care, chronic-care management, or hospital discharge pathways.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed local pay is solid: the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the Raleigh-Cary healthcare practitioners and technical group at a mean $52.75 per hour in May 2025. Proxy pay is much more varied: the local posting sample centers on about $70k to $95k overall, while BetterComp places Raleigh nurse practitioners at a $128,000 median and a $111,000–$147,000 competitive range. This is a market where the category average looks strong because it blends physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and technologists. At the state level, mean offered salary on new healthcare-practitioner openings was ~$96,634 in July 2026 versus ~$79,561 across all occupations, so healthcare still appears to pay above the broader North Carolina market.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 1,500 postings across more than 300 companies, but the mix was still led by large clinical systems such as Duke PA, WakeMed, Duke Health, and UNC Health. The sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, and about 35% of postings came from enterprise employers, so the market is broad enough to support multiple entry points while still being shaped by large systems. The most practical access point is on-site patient-care work inside hospital and health-system environments. About 90% of postings were on-site, about 50% were entry level, and about 45% were mid level. The most requested capabilities were patient care, patient assessment, patient education, care planning, clinical documentation, and infection control, with BLS, CPR, and ACLS as the most common named certifications. If you already have nurse-practitioner credentials, the payoff is more concentrated. BetterComp's Raleigh guide shows hospital or acute care as the highest-paying listed NP setting at a $141,000 median, flags psychiatric and hospital NP roles as very high hiring difficulty, and BLS projects 38% national growth for nurse practitioners from 2024 to 2034. That is good news for specialized candidates and much less helpful for general applicants.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Duke PA (more than 175 postings), Wakemed (more than 150 postings), Duke Health (more than 125 postings), UNC Health (more than 100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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